Hofstadter

Hofstadter Meaning & Origin

About Hofstadter
The surname Hofstadter is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two words: "hof" meaning "court" or "farm" and "stadter" meaning "inhabitant of a city." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hofstadter can be interpreted as "inhabitant of the court" or "inhabitant of the farm" depending on the context.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hofstadter is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hofstadter: 148
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 117,480
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hofstadter based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HFSTTR
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H01230306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AO1 F S T AH0 T ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/hofstadter*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HFSTTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H123

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hofstadter in Braille

Here's how to represent Hofstadter in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hofstadter in braille

How to sign the name Hofstadter using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hofstadter using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hofstadter in sign language

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